…in the Tavares Sweepstakes race. Final standings: 1. Islanders 2. Tampa 3. Colorado 4. Atlanta 5. Los Angeles 6. Phoenix 7. Toronto 8. Dallas 9. Ottawa 10. Edmonton 11. Nashville 12. Minnesota 13. Buffalo 14. Florida Lottery on the 14th.…
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Hockey’s Future Top 50 prospects: #12 Thomas Hickey
by Quisp •
12. Thomas Hickey, D – Los Angeles Kings Returning to Seattle of the WHL, Hickey began the season concentrating on his defensive game and proving that he can shut down the top forwards of the league. After anchoring the blueline…
Hickey will wear number 37 in Manchester
by Quisp •
Hopefully he will wear #4 with the Kings. Although I guess he would be the greatest player in Kings history ever to wear #37 (assuming he’s better than Denis Grebeshkov and/or Bob Kudelski). The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of…
Two T-Birds Headed to AHL
by Quisp •
Defenseman Thomas Hickey will join the Manchester Monarchs for the rest of their season. The Monarchs are the top minor league affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. In four seasons with the T-Birds Hickey appeared in 262 games and had…
Pro Hockey coming back to L.A.?
by Quisp •
I’m not holding my breath. Still mad about the whole Monarchs fiasco.
LA Times, 3/27/59
OFFICIALS SAY HOCKEY WOULD GO BIG HERE
Transfer of franchise in Western League discussed with Coliseum Commission
by Charles Curtis
Growth of the Western Hockey League, which is currently seeking to expand to Los Angeles and San Francisco, into a major league capable of rivaling the long-entrenched National Hockey League, was envisioned yesterday by WHL president Al Leader.